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Established Camping

Brazil Creek

5 Reviews

About

National Forest

The Brazil Creek Recreation Area serves as a trail camp for the 24-mile Berryman Trail and the 40 mile Courtois Section of the Ozark Trail. The Berryman Trail traverses 24 miles of scenic Ozark countryside starting at the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp of 1937 and winding through timbered stands and fields. This section of the Ozark Trail is part of the over 200 mile through-trail. For more information about these sections of trail, visit www.ozarktrail.com . Camping, hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding here offer the recreationist a pleasant measure of solitude and quiet.

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Location

Brazil Creek is located in Missouri

Directions

From St. Louis, take Hwy 21 south to Potosi (60 miles); From Potosi, MO, take Hwy 8 west for 16 miles; turn north onto County Road 207 (formerly Forest Road 2266) and go about 4 miles; left onto Forest Road 2265 and go 3 miles; right on Hwy W for about 1 mile.

Coordinates

37.98711529 N
91.032568 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Fair
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
Group
Equestrian

Features

For Campers

Picnic Table
Phone Service
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Big Rig Friendly

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DiveSyke

Scout

Reviewed May. 18, 2022

Great free camping spot

Stayed here a few nights in May. This camp site is along the berryman trail so you can stay here if youre backpacking said trail. There is only one table and one metal fire ring but people have made various fire rings out of rocks and there is plenty of room for a lot of people. The camp is right by the creek which is ice cold and good for sticking sore feet in :). There are also a few fish in there. In recent years they put in a single vaulted bathroom but thats it! No showers or drinking water if you cant filter the stream water. They also have several hitching posts for horses here since you can ride horses on berryman trail. I have at&t and ive been getting 1 to 3 bars. But the other person im camping withuisnt grtting anything with their provider. Over all I think its a great little spot if youre ok with no electricity, light or just wanna get away from it all for a while.

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Month of VisitJune

Dave B.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 17, 2019

Big loop

Stayed here for the 100 mile race, even busy it provided plenty of space

Shelly S.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017

Hide and Seek

To me Brazil Creek Campground is an ideal spot to base your adventuring out of. Primitive horse sites in your own little haven in the woods. Have an actual map handy and make any calls before you get here because your phone will do you no good.

One of the sites is the "Creme De'la Creme" with tie out areas for your horses, plenty of tent and horse trailer parking space and a short walk to a crystal clear steam just deep enough to dangle your tired legs in or sit your saddle sore body in the ice cold water.

True there is no variation of facilities (in other words bring your small shovel and tp, plus plenty of drinking water) but a small price to pay for the privacy and quiet this campground offers.

A trailhead is nearby for your riding enjoyment. This is what we call a remote or backwoods site in Ky and can be had through contacting the visitors center in the area for explanation of permit.

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Staci R.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 24, 2017

No man's land

No cell signal, and as the other reviewer has said, have your map to get there, because it's easy if you do. Your phone will not get you there. Beautiful clear water creek runs directly behind this "pull off" campground. There is only one actual fire ring & picnic table, but folks have built other rock fire rings dispersed throughout the campground. Just off a main trail to Meramac river and horse and hiking trails. No water, amenities (not even a vault toilet) or cell service.

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Steven H.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 29, 2016

Brazil Creek Campground

This is a bare bones campground, located in Mark Twain National Forest, it has a place for you to camp and a fire pit, that's it. No facilities, no water, no bathroom, no lights. If that's what you're looking for, then this is the place for you. Just make sure you look at a map before going there as there is absolutely no reception (I checked phones on Verizon and Sprint). It is close to the Ozark trail as well as the the Meramec river where you can go floating down.